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I am high risk, so I have to use an OB.
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If I could find a midwife around here that delivered in a hospital, I would definitely consider it. I had no meds last time and hope to do so again. Right now, we're going with the same OB as #1. He is a solo practice and definitely gets to know his patients. Downside though is that he was not on call to deliver me when I had my daughter so another OB delivered me. Hopefully, he'll deliver me this time!
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I used an OB for my first and will use her again (I need a c-section anyways) but she's amazing!
edit: She came down to the NICU the next day to see LO since she didnt' get a chance to see her before they moved her down & wanted to check on how I was handling the NICU. She said her last daughter was in here and knew it was stressful and she gave me a magazine and some snacks. She was so personable, I loved that.
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As a birth photographer, I've seen a ton of midwives AND OB's. I've seen midwives in hospitals and at home ... The at-home setting is very slow-paced, calm, relaxing ... The hospital usually feels a bit more rushed (only because nurses are coming in and out on a schedule).
Personally, I like watching midwives working with mamas more than I like seeing OB's. I love watching them play an active role in the entire labor AND delivery ... Really asking mama how she's feeling, and changing the course of care throughout the labor to better fit the mamas needs at that time.
OB's yell, "PUSH!!!!" ... Midwives calmly tell mamas to breathe the baby out slowly, haha ...
We're going with a midwife based on my experience seeing many births, but it's such a personal choice!!!
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Used an OB the first time and probably will use an OB again!
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I'm using an OB currently for my first and would likely use him again for my second. He's actually the backup for our certified nurse midwives and is very open to more natural processes like VBACs and breech deliveries. I also prefer an OB because if anything were to go wrong I feel more comfortable knowing I'm in great, experienced, surgical hands.
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@locavore_mama: I promised I'd come back to update but I failed so I'm going to do it now! lol!
Met with my new MW last week and had a follow up this week (she had to leave my last appt early to deliver a baby!). She is just wonderful, seriously I want to hug her all the time. She is so calm and easy going. I love how our appts last more than 8 minutes and she runs on time not hours behind. Also, she was able to do my bloodwoork herself insted of sending me to a lab. One less appt to go to = epic win IMO.
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